West Graham Church Tops War Bond Contest Lead
J R Barnett commander of American Legion post reports after a third count on June 16 West Graham Methodist church rises to first in the War Bond contest. The standings include Senior Women's group at 2 242 500 and church at 2 127 500 with other organizations earning smaller amounts.
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J. R. Barnett
J. B. Burton
St. Mary's
Graham PT
Icice
Dudley
P.-T
West Graham
Logan &J
Episcopal Churches Rally Aid for War Areas
The Rev. O Ferrall Thompson rector of St. Marys church says the intensive study plan began May 1 and church headquarters in New York reports a half million study leaflets on the Philippine Islands ordered by parishes nationwide.
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O’ferrall Thompson
St. Mary's Church
Episcochurch
New York
Philippine Islands
World Church Work Progress and 5 Million Reconstruction Fund
Materials are prepared for early distribution as a monthly study of a different mission field, excluding July and August. Next year the effort aims to inform all Church members about world work and ends with a five million dollar Reconstruction and Advance Fund to rebuild war damaged church property in the Orient and seize postwar opportunities.
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Orient
Milk to be served at recreation field each Thursday
Lewis Dalton and the Rev O Ferrall Thompson announce free milk for every child present at 4 PM each Thursday at the Tazewell Avenue recreation field. Local businesses fund the plan. The field shows strong attendance with 126 children registered, run in connection with the Recreation Center led by Miss Gwendolyn Simpkins.
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Lewis Dalton
Tazewell Avenue
O’ferrall Thompson
Recreation Center
Gwendolyn Simpkins
Tom Thumb Wedding Tied to Bond Rally at Tazewell High
A Tom Thumb wedding is planned in conjunction with a bond rally at 8 pm Friday at Tazewell High School in Tazewell Virginia. An auctioneer will conduct the bond sales and prizes will be awarded as part of the event. Mr. and Mrs. Buy A Bond invite guests to the marriage of their daughter Tom Thumb Jr. on Friday June 22 at eight in Tazewell High School.
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Tom Thumb
Tazewell High School
Tom Thumb, Jr
Tazewell
Oblinger Home Hosts visitors and a doctor moves practice
Mrs. Lance E. Oblinger and her son Lance E. Jr are visiting at the Oblinger home on Virginia avenue in Welch. Miss Lib Dupre of Big Stone Gap is also a guest. Dr A O Kay returns to Bluefield to resume practice at 540 Virginia avenue over Harman and Co.
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Lance E. Oblinger
Lance E., Jr
Welch
J. E. Oblinger
Virginia Avenue
Lib Dupre
Big Stone Gap
Oblinger
A. O. Kay
Bluefield
R. P. Harman and Company
Paper salvage drive nets 16000 pounds
Last Sunday June 10 salvage collected about 16000 pounds of paper from homes, 24000 pounds less than the April 15 event. Capt Barton Baker of the Salvation Army announced the next pickup for Sunday Sept 30. City trucks logged 195 miles for sixteen loads. Citizens urged to store scrap paper dry in boxes or bundles and not call unless emergency. The Army will continue pickups at businesses and city dump.
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Barton Baker
Salvation Army
New Radio Devotional to Begin Monday in Bluefield
The Greater Bluefield Ministerial Association announces the end of the Victorious Living radio devotions which aired on WHIS for twenty weeks. Starting Monday June 18 the new daily devotions will run weekdays from 9:35 to 9:45 a m on WHIS under local ministers. An infrared lamp note mentions household pet delousing and microbe destruction without harming the pet.
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O'Ferrall Thompson
Greater Bluefield
Lively Retires After 18 Years With Bluefield Police
R L Lively veteran Bluefield police officer retires due to ill health after 18 years on the force. He worked every beat including upfield avenue and has served under four chiefs and the acting chief. Resides at 125 Elm Street.
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Bluefield
R. L. Lively
Lively
Sit
Field Avenue
Upfield Avenue
Bluefield Avenue
8. W. Lewis
John Haeldron
Haldron
S. N. Stanley
Newt Wilson
W. B
Buck) Owens
Cecil C. Weddie
Elm Street
Sugar Shortage Curbs Coca Cola Supplies
Coca Cola production in Bluefield and Welch will face rationing after July 1 due to a sugar shortage. H M Mitchell of Northfork Coca Cola Bottling warns that sugar allotments to industrial users will drop to 50 percent of 1941 third quarter levels. He says no substitutes will be used and Coca Cola will limit output to maintain product integrity.
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Coca-Cola
Bluefield
Welch
H. M. Mitchell
Northfork
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Office of Price Administration
Mtchell
River wreckage surveys aid salvage and scraps
Army engineers surveyed navigable rivers of the middle west to locate sunken wrecks containing metals and salvageable materials. Washington crowded by visitors from around the world enjoyed the healthiest year of its history in 1942.
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Middle West
Washington, D. C
Mercer county Board Receives Health Program Report
The Mercer county board of education reviewed a term health program led by school nurse Nancy Elam Miller. She plans an immunization clinic at Sacred Heart, a home nursing class for women, and visits to camps this summer. First aid kits were distributed, water samples mailed for testing, and schools surveyed for water safety.
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Mercer County Rd of Education
Nancy Elam Miller
Sacred Heart School
Pennants
State Health Department
Richard J. Wood Promoted to Major in Army Signal Corps
Major Richard J. Wood of the U S Army Signal Corps, son of Mrs A D Wood of 167 Giles Street, has been promoted while stationed in the Philippines. He entered service June 23 1941, served 35 months overseas including England eight months, Orlando Florida as instructor, then Australia and New Guinea, later returning to the Pacific 19 months ago. Before service he was an electrical engineer with Appalachian Electric Power Company.
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Richard J. Wood
U. S. Army Signal Corps
A. D. Wood
Giles Street
Wood
Philippines
England
Orlando
Fla
Australia
New Guinea
States
Pacific
Major Wood
The
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Youth Week at College Avenue Baptist to open June 18
The Rev. Parks Hackney of Richmond will deliver the message each evening during Youth Week at College Avenue Baptist Church. Rev. Walter Brown of Onaiville Virginia leads congregational singing with the All Girls Choir directed by Mrs. Howard Meadows. Bernard Cunningham is organist and Mrs. Wilfred Stevens pianist. Conferences on youth problems and home begin at 7 pm, with worship at 8 pm. A Friday banquet closes the week at 6 30 pm. Parents and friends urged to attend.
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Parks Hackney
Richmond
College Avenue Baptist Church
Walter Brown
Ofanville
Virginia
Howard Meadows
Bernard Cunningham
Wilfred Stevens
Wendell G. Davis
Visitor Lt George Williams from Bluefield Visits City
Lt George A Williams Jr of Bluefield who graduated from West Point as an Army Air Corps officer will stay in the city until July 3 before reporting to Turnerfield Albany Ga. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George A Williams of Albemarle Street.
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George A. Williams, Jr
Bluefield
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Army Air Corps
Turnerfield
Albany
Williams
George A. Williams
Albemarle Street
Sewart Field
Newburg
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